The Cecil Whig., 1887-12-03
MOST'S CRIMINAL RECORD.
The Various Terms of imprisonment tho
Anarchist Has Served.

The Various Terms of imprisonment the
Anarchist Has Served.
New YORK, November 29.-Anarchist
John Most III his cross-examinatlon was
questioned bv Assistant District Attor
ney Nicoll on the record of his past life.
The prisoner said he had been convicted
of treason in Austria IN 1869, ard had
been imprisoned one year. In 1870 he
Was again convicted in that country OF
the same crime and got five years sen
tence, but gained his liberty in 1871
through an amnesty granted to political
prisoners. In 1872 he was sentenced to
one years Imprisonment in Berlin for
calling the Emperor of Germany a
''slaughterer' and "massacrear.H Ia
1874 he was sentenced to Imprisonment
for one year and six ino..tE* ipr SPEECH
made in Berlin on the memorial day OF
the Paris commune. In 1877 he was en-
fenced in Berlin to two months impris
onment for basphemy. In 1881 he was
sentenced iu Engla d to eighteen mon hs
Imprisonment tor applauding in the Fret
heu the killing of the Gar. When he
got out of prison there he came to this
country. and has since remained here
When Most was asked whether he had
written book on the "Art of Rrvolu
tionary Warfare" or a book or d, uamite
and other explosives, he refused to an.
swer, ON the ground that the answer
would tend 10 criminate him. He alsC
declined to answer whether he belle ved
modern explosi> rs were necessary u
carry out his ideas; whether he had ad
yised that an electric battery be used a,
! distance TO explode dynamite, but W hei
| a few moments can be had to get away
| a fuse o! six or eight inches will serve
| whether he had SAID that for an exDlu
| sion in a crowd a shell is the best and il
should be glohular to produce sp!eI die
results: whether he had said that "a ga.
| pipe with screw caps. will produce bril-
| liant results; whether he had advised hat
| a fruit lar 10 filled with bel zine in w icl
| medicine glass filled with powder
| tightly closed .nd having "a use b. placed
and that on bursting the fiery beuziu'
would be scattered; whether ne advised
| the use of the deadly poison curare OF
arrow heads. The witness grew greatly
excited hen these questions were asked
and declined to answer each on the .ame
ground. He said vehemently: "Whar
| have they to do with my speech al
Kramemer' Hall?' But the Judge ii
each case allowed the question.
Most said he was a Communistit
Anarchist, and assumed the oratorica
style which had distinguished the iirs
half of his direct testimony when Mr.
Nicoll, on cross examination, asked hln
| to state his views.
"We do not fight against any particu
| lar government" said Most. I'VE dc
not especially fight the governmen, o
| the United States; we are opposed tt
government as such; we think that the
power had by the government should be
abolished
Most said that the ruling classes
were in rebellion. and it was possible
that even what the people had-tht
| Constitution of the United States-woulC
be taken awav. His motto was: "Edu
cation for Organization; organ zation tC
put down the rebellion of the capitalistit
class "
I'VE do not expect that the capitalistit
classes will give up what they have peace
ably. There will be fierce fighting or
both sides"
At the conclusion OF Most's testimony
both sides announced that they had Ii,
more evidence to offer. Judge Cowine
said he would limit each side to one hour
in summing up. Judge Cowing, in his
charge, told the jury Most was not to be
tried for his past life. nor for his belief,
but for his speech at Kraemer's Hall.
"Our love for free speech and freedom
of the press" he continued, ''has made
us do away with many restrictions. We
are jealous of our liberty. Free speech
does not mean chat an individual has the
right to slnuder his neighbo.' or to ircite
to riot. We do not tolerate license. We
encourage freedom. We throw open our
gates to all to come in and enjoy citizen
ship, which we esteem greater privi.
lege than to be king. We marvel that
in this country, where everyone is &c
free, there should be such men as An
archists. and ask what more do they
want. Revolutions have come from in-
justice, but never from justice"
After going over the testimony care
fully be said he failed to find anything in
the speech OF Most, as he gave it at the
trial, that came within the statute.
The jury rendered verdict Of guilty